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wendy rogers at trump rally in tempe

State Sen. Wendy Rogers wants to name a highway for Donald Trump

By Morgan FischerJanuary 9, 2025

If you want to travel the Donald J. Trump Highway – aka, State Route 260 – Rogers will need to evade Katie Hobbs’ veto pen.

Ruben Gallego

A GOP bill to fuck over undocumented people? Sign Ruben Gallego up!

By TJ L'HeureuxJanuary 8, 2025

Ruben Gallego backs the Laken Riley Act, which allows deportations of undocumented people charged but not convicted of crimes.

A "Welcome to Arizona" sign on the highway

Your rent should have gone down in Arizona this month. Here’s why

By Morgan FischerJanuary 6, 2025

On Jan. 1, a rental tax ban went into effect across Arizona. As a result, your landlord should be charging you less.

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a man holding a cardboard sign near a road

GOP lawmaker’s bill would ban unhoused people from traffic medians

By TJ L'HeureuxJanuary 3, 2025

State Sen. John Kavanagh wants to bar pedestrians from medians. Critics note that it would further criminalize homelessness.

ruben and sydney gallego

Gallego waffles on mass deportations, won’t ‘knee-jerk reject’ Trump plans

By Morgan FischerJanuary 3, 2025

The old Ruben Gallego would have loudly called Donald Trump’s immigration goals un-American. This version is a bit gun-shy.

a wreath in a desert setting that says "the departed" on it

The Departed: Remembering prominent Valley figures who died in 2024

By Phoenix New Times StaffJanuary 1, 2025

Two Suns legends. Restauranteurs, lawmakers and media fixtures. These late Arizonans left a mark on our state.

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tj shope

State senator sees Kwanzaa display at the Capitol, gets a bit racist

By Morgan FischerDecember 27, 2024

T.J. Shope called the African American holiday “fake,” “anti-American” and “anti-Christian.”

karrin taylor robson

Trump endorsed Karrin Taylor Robson for governor. His base freaked out

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 23, 2024

This weekend in Phoenix, Donald Trump threw his support behind the moderate Republican in 2026. The non-moderates lost it.

U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona

Sinema: I ‘don’t give a shit’ about backlash from anti-labor NLRB vote

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 20, 2024

In a rare interview, the outgoing senator displayed the same flippant attitude that turned off so many of her voters.

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gun reform activists on a march

Arizona got an F grade for its gun laws. Here’s why

By Morgan FischerDecember 20, 2024

A gun safety nonprofit started by Sen. Mark Kelly and former Rep. Gabby Giffords has a bleak assessment of Arizona gun laws.

kyrsten sinema

Sinema goodbye speech breakdown: Loves the filibuster and her GOP pals

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 19, 2024

Sinema touted her bipartisanship and thanked more GOP senators than Democrats. Unmentioned was all she did to anger the left.

a wreath featuring a rubber trump mask with phrases like "defamation" and "sexual assault" written on its face

Fountain Hills loses its mind over grotesque Trump holiday wreath

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 17, 2024

The town Democratic club put up the wreath after Republicans put up a Trump Christmas tree.

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andrew thomas

Disgraced Arpaio attack dog Andy Thomas now directs Christian rom-coms

By Stephen LemonsDecember 17, 2024

Disbarred ex-county attorney Andrew Thomas once terrorized the Valley. Now he makes films about the evils of playing Twister.

Kyrsten Sinema

Sinema delivers a last ‘fuck you’ to Democrats on her way out the door

By Morgan FischerDecember 12, 2024

After missing votes, Sinema showed up to scuttle plans to keep a pro-union Democrat on the National Labor Relations Board.

Donald Trump and Kari Lake embrace

Donald Trump appoints Kari Lake to lead Voice of America: What to know

By Morgan FischerDecember 11, 2024

Kari Lake finally got a job – but she still has to clear hurdles to lead the government’s international broadcasting agency.

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wendy rogers

Prep your shocked face: State Sen. Wendy Rogers follows neo-Nazis on X

By Morgan FischerDecember 5, 2024

Rogers has a long history of cozying up to extremists. “Well knock me over with a feather,” sarcastically wrote one Democrat.

an eviction notice

Getting evicted? You might live in one of these 10 Valley ZIP codes

By Morgan FischerDecember 4, 2024

Maricopa County is on pace to set a new eviction filing record in 2024, and these areas are being hit the hardest.

Homeless people live in tents along Madison Street

Tempe says it will crack down on unhoused people, worrying advocates

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 4, 2024

The city will “implement strict enforcement” of its urban camping ban, which advocates say will only make homelessness worse.

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dinesh d'souza

D’Souza admits key claim in debunked ‘2000 Mules’ film was bullshit

By Morgan FischerDecember 2, 2024

“I’m now accepting apologies on this nonsense theory,” Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer wrote in response.

mark finchem and steve montenegro

These extremists are headed to the Arizona Legislature next year

By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona MirrorNovember 29, 2024

Republicans secured a bigger majority in both houses entering 2025, and these extreme voices will have a lot of influence.

kari lake

Report: Kari Lake in discussions to join far-right TV station Newsmax

By TJ L'HeureuxNovember 26, 2024

Lake has denied the report by Mediaite, though it hasn’t stopped speculation swirling about her next step.

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cartoon turkeys of kari lake, katie hobbs, alex meruelo, tom horne, a phoenix police officer and skip hall

Who biffed it the hardest this year? Here are Arizona’s top turkeys

By Phoenix New Times StaffNovember 26, 2024

From politicians to cops to a billionaire owner of a pro sports franchise, these are Arizona’s biggest losers of the year.

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